C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
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The C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award
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poet C. J. Dennis
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Victorian Premier's Literary Award
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry....
s, for a significant selection of new work by a poet published in a book. It is named after the early twentieth century vernacular
Vernacular
A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is not native to the population, such as a national language or lingua franca.- Etymology :The term is not a recent one...
poet C. J. Dennis
C. J. Dennis
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis, better known as C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet known for his humorous poems, especially "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke", published in the early 20th century...
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20102010 in literatureThe year 2010 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February - The Wheeler Centre, Australia's "literary hub", officially opened.*April 3 - First release of the Apple iPad, electronic book reading device....
- Winner: Anna Kerdijk Nicholson - Possession (Five Islands Press)
- Peter BakowskiPeter BakowskiPeter Bakowski is an Australian poet. His poems often use deceptively simple words and images, reminiscent at times of words in a child's picture book, but with some stylistic similarities to the work of writers such as Charles Simic or Vítězslav Nezval,- Biography :Born in Melbourne, to...
- Beneath Our Armour (Hunter Publishers) - Ian McBrydeIan McBrydeIan McBryde is an Australian poet. He was born in 1953 in Toronto, Canada but has been a long time Australian resident. In addition to writing poetry, he has also painted and sketched, and spent time as a drummer in progressive jazz-rock bands.-Books:...
- The Adoption Order (Five Islands Press)
20092009 in literatureThe year 2009 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*8 October - Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature....
- Winner: Robert AdamsonRobert Adamson (poet)Robert Adamson is an Australian poet and publisher.-Biography:Adamson grew up in Neutral Bay and spent much of his teenage years in Gosford Boys Home for juvenile offenders. He discovered poetry while educating himself in Gaol in his 20s. His first book, Canticles on the Skin, was published in 1970...
- The Golden Bird (Black Inc) - Carol Jenkins - Fishing in the Devonian (Puncher and Wattman)
- Bronwyn LeaBronwyn LeaBronwyn Lea is a contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor.-Biography:Born in Tasmania, Bronwyn Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University...
- The Other Way Out (Giramondo Publishing)
20082008 in literatureThe year 2008 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 1 - In the 2008 New Year Honours, Hanif Kureishi , Jenny Uglow , Peter Vansittart and Debjani Chatterjee are all rewarded for "services to literature".*June 15 - Gore Vidal, asked in a New York Times...
- Winner: Lisa Gorton - Press Release (Giramondo Publishing) ,
- Judith BishopJudith BishopJudith Bishop is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator.-Biography:Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds a DPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Melbourne. In 1994 she received the Rae and Edith Bennett...
- Event (Salt Publishing) - Barry HillBarry Hill (writer)Barry Hill is an Australian historian, poet, journalist and academic.Hill was born in Melbourne, Australia. He studied at the University of Melbourne gaining his Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Education and a Doctor of Philosophy and from there went to London where he gained his Master of Arts ...
- As We Draw Ourselves (Five Island Press)
20072007 in literatureThe year 2007 in literature involves some significant new books.-Events:*November 19 - First Kindle e-book reader released.*December 11 - Terry Pratchett informs fans on-line that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.-Literature:...
- Winner: Judy Johnson - Jack (Pandanus Press) ,
- Robert AdamsonRobert Adamson (poet)Robert Adamson is an Australian poet and publisher.-Biography:Adamson grew up in Neutral Bay and spent much of his teenage years in Gosford Boys Home for juvenile offenders. He discovered poetry while educating himself in Gaol in his 20s. His first book, Canticles on the Skin, was published in 1970...
- The Goldfinches of Babylon (Flood Editions) - John Watson - Montale: A Biographical Anthology (Puncher & Wattman)
20062006 in literatureThe year 2006 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Literature:*Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun*Chris Adrian - The Children's Hospital *Martin Amis - House of Meetings...
- Winner: John TranterJohn TranterJohn Ernest Tranter is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He has a long list of achievements in writing, publishing and broadcasting...
- Urban Myths: 210 Poems (UQP) - B. R. DionysiusB. R. DionysiusB. R. Dionysius is an Australian poet, editor, arts administrator and educator.B. R. Dionysius was born in Dalby, Queensland. He was the chairperson of Fringe Arts Collective Inc from 1994 to 2001; directed the Brisbane Writers Fringe Festival from 1993 to 1996, and directed the Subverse:...
- Universal Andalusia (Soi 3/Papertiger Media) - Susan HamptonSusan Hampton-Biography:Susan Hampton was born in Inverell. New South Wales in 1949, and lived in Annandale in Sydney for many years. She has written eight books including poetry, fiction and and non-fiction, and her work is collected in many anthologies. Several of her books have won national awards. Her work...
- The Kindly Ones (Five Islands Press)
20052005 in literatureThe year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 25 - Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be read across the nation....
- Winner: M. T. C. CroninM. T. C. CroninM. T. C. Cronin is a contemporary Australian poet, lawyer and academic.Cronin Lives in Conondale, Queensland, Australia on an organic farm specializing in fresh Spanish produce...
-1-100 (Shearsman Books) - John Kinsella - Doppler Effect
- Morgan YasbincekMorgan YasbincekMorgan Yasbincek is a contemporary Australian poet, novelist and academic.Morgan Yasbincek lives in Western Australia where she completed her PhD at Murdoch University. She has held a residency at the University of East Anglia, UK in 1998 and currently teaches creative writing at Murdoch...
- Firelick
20042004 in literatureThe year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Canada Reads selects Guy Vanderhaeghe's The Last Crossing to be read across the nation....
- Winner: Judith BeveridgeJudith BeveridgeJudith Beveridge is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic.-Biography:Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. Completing a BA at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration...
- Wolf Notes - Michael BrennanMichael Brennan (poet)Michael Brennan, born in Sydney in 1973, is an Australian poet based in Tokyo.His first volume of poetry, The Imageless World, won the Mary Gilmore Award...
- The Imageless World - Anthony LawrenceAnthony Lawrence-Biography:Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, Anthony Lawrence left school at 16, and has worked variously as a jackeroo, fisherman, teacher and writer. Lawrence has received a number of Australia Council for the Arts Literature Board Grants and has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the...
- The Sleep of a Learning Man
20032003 in literatureThe year 2003 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Peter Ackroyd - The Clerkenwell Tales*Atsuko Asano - No...
- Winner: Emma LewEmma LewEmma Lew is a contemporary Australian poet.Born in Melbourne, Emma Lew studied arts at Melbourne University and worked as a deckhand, shop assistant, proof-reader, and clerical assistant, only beginning to write poetry in 1993. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in...
- Anything the Landlord Touches - Jordie AlbistonJordie AlbistonJordie Albiston is a contemporary Australian poet and academic.Jordie Albiston grew up in Melbourne, and studied flute at the Victorian College of the Arts before completing a PhD in literature. Her first collection of poems, Nervous Arcs, won the Mary Gilmore Award, received runner-up in the Anne...
- The Fall - S. K. Kelen - Goddess of Mercy
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- 20022002 in literatureThe year 2002 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem The Corrupt on Earth that criticized the state's Islamic...
: Robert GrayRobert Gray (poet)Robert William Geoffrey Gray is an Australian poet, freelance writer, and critic.-Biography:Gray grew up in Coffs Harbour and was educated in a country town on the north coast of New South Wales. He trained there as a journalist, and since then has worked in Sydney as an editor, advertising...
- Afterimages......syp - 20012001 in literatureThe year 2001 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic book, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is released to movie theaters...
: John MateerJohn Mateer-Early life and education:He was born in Roodepoort, South Africa in 1971, and grew up on the outskirts of Johannesburg. He spent some of his childhood in Canada, before returning to South Africa in 1979. In 1989 he moved to Australia with his family. He attended the International Writing Program...
- Barefoot Speech - 20002000 in literatureThe year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* February 13 - Final original Peanuts comic strip is published...
: John Millett - Iceman - 19991999 in literatureThe year 1999 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*June 19 - Stephen King is hit by a Dodge van while taking a walk. He spends the next three weeks hospitalized...
: Gig RyanGig RyanGig Ryan, born Elizabeth Anna Martina Ryan, 5 November 1956, is an Australian poet, and daughter of notable Australian surgeon Peter John Ryan...
- Pure and Applied - 19981998 in literatureThe year 1998 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 5 - Tennessee Williams' 1938 play, Not About Nightingales, receives its stage première....
: Coral HullCoral HullCoral Hull is an author, poet, artist, photographer, reviewer and lecturer living in Darwin, Australia. She has authored over fifty books, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, artwork and digital photography. Her areas of special interest and research are in ethics, animal rights, autism,...
- Broken Land - 19971997 in literatureThe year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Clancy signs a book deal with Pearson Custom Publishing and Penguin Putnam Inc. , giving him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books . A second agreement gives him another US$25 million for a...
: Les MurrayLes Murray (poet)Leslie Allan Murray, AO , known as Les Murray, is an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spans over forty years, and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry, as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings...
- Subhuman Redneck Poems - 19961996 in literatureThe year 1996 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is removed from an advanced placement English reading list in Lindale, Texas because it "conflicted with the values of the community."* In the United Kingdom, the first...
: Peter BakowskiPeter BakowskiPeter Bakowski is an Australian poet. His poems often use deceptively simple words and images, reminiscent at times of words in a child's picture book, but with some stylistic similarities to the work of writers such as Charles Simic or Vítězslav Nezval,- Biography :Born in Melbourne, to...
- In the Human Night - 19951995 in literatureThe year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea is opened by Jimmy Carter....
: Bruce BeaverBruce BeaverBruce Victor Beaver was an Australian poet and novelist.-Biography:Beaver was born in Manly, New South Wales. He was educated at the Manly Public School and at the Sydney Boys' High School...
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: Robert GrayRobert Gray (poet)Robert William Geoffrey Gray is an Australian poet, freelance writer, and critic.-Biography:Gray grew up in Coffs Harbour and was educated in a country town on the north coast of New South Wales. He trained there as a journalist, and since then has worked in Sydney as an editor, advertising...
- Certain Things - 19931993 in literatureThe year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times....
: Les MurrayLes Murray (poet)Leslie Allan Murray, AO , known as Les Murray, is an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spans over forty years, and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry, as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings...
- Translations from the Natural World - 19921992 in literatureThe year 1992 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Ben Aaronovitch - Transit*Julia Álvarez - How the García Girls Lost Their Accents*Paul Auster - Leviathan*Iain Banks - The Crow Road...
: Robert HarrisRobert Harris (poet)Robert Harris was an Australian poet-Life:Robert Harris was born in Melbourne. He was educated in Dovetown High School. He enlisted in the Australian Navy in 1968 during the Vietnam War. During the 1970s he spent time in a commune. He was married but separated from his wife in the 1980s with no...
- Jane, Interlinear and Other Poems - 19911991 in literatureThe year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Douglas Coupland publishes the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularizing the term Generation X as the name of the generation....
: Jennifer MaidenJennifer MaidenJennifer Maiden is a contemporary Australian poet.Jennifer Maiden was born in Penrith, New South Wales. She began publishing professionally in the late 1960s and has been active in Sydney's literary scene since then. She took a BA at Macquarie University in the early 1970s...
- The Winter Baby - 19901990 in literatureThe year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed...
: Robert AdamsonRobert Adamson (poet)Robert Adamson is an Australian poet and publisher.-Biography:Adamson grew up in Neutral Bay and spent much of his teenage years in Gosford Boys Home for juvenile offenders. He discovered poetry while educating himself in Gaol in his 20s. His first book, Canticles on the Skin, was published in 1970...
- The Clean Dark - 19891989 in literatureThe year 1989 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* February 24 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini places a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.-Literature:...
: Gwen HarwoodGwen HarwoodGwen Harwood AO , née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, was an Australian poet and librettist. Gwen Harwood is regarded as one of Australia's finest poets, publishing over 420 works, including 386 poems and 13 librettos. She won numerous poetry awards and prizes...
- Bone Scan - 19881988 in literatureThe year 1988 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Margaret Atwood - Cat's Eye*J.G. Ballard - Memories of the Space Age*Iain M...
: Judith BeveridgeJudith BeveridgeJudith Beveridge is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic.-Biography:Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. Completing a BA at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration...
- The Domesticity of Giraffes - 19871987 in literatureThe year 1987 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Wolfe was paid $5 million for the film rights to his novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the most ever earned by an author, at the time.-Fiction:...
: Lily BrettLily BrettLily Brett is an award-winning Australian novelist, essayist and poet who now lives in New York City. Much of her writing deals with her Jewish family semi-biographically and with her feelings about the Holocaust....
- The Auschwitz Poems - 19861986 in literatureThe year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Michael Grade. Controller of BBC One, axes plans to televise Ian Curteis's The Falklands Play.-New books:*Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils...
: Rhyll McMasterRhyll McMasterRhyll McMaster is a contemporary Australian poet and novelist. She has worked as a secretary, a nurse and a sheep farmer. She now lives in Sydney and has written full-time since 2000....
- Washing the Money - 19861986 in literatureThe year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Michael Grade. Controller of BBC One, axes plans to televise Ian Curteis's The Falklands Play.-New books:*Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils...
: John A. ScottJohn A. ScottJohn Alan Scott is an English-Australian poet, novelist and academic....
- St. Clair - 19851985 in literatureThe year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Isaac Asimov - Robots and Empire*Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale*Jean M. Auel - The Mammoth Hunters*Iain Banks - Walking on Glass...
: Kevin Hart - Your Shadow - 19851985 in literatureThe year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Isaac Asimov - Robots and Empire*Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale*Jean M. Auel - The Mammoth Hunters*Iain Banks - Walking on Glass...
: Rosemary DobsonRosemary DobsonRosemary de Brissac Dobson AO is an award winning Australian poet, who is also significant as an illustrator, editor and anthologist...
- The Three Fates